Hammock and like chair.



AQP. R. WILLIS.

HAMMOGK AND LIKE CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3, 1912.

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HAMMOCK AND LIKHE CHAIR.

Specification'of Letters i'atent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

Application'filed August 3, 1912. Serial No. 13,103.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, AUBnRoN PENRY Runs lVILLIs, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain and Ireland, residing at High Elms, Leatherhead, in thecounty of Surrey, England, have invented new and useful Improvements inHammock and like Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hammock and tike1 chairs provided with aflexible seat and ac r.

The object of the invention is to so construct such chairs that thematerial of the seat and back can be protected from the deleteriouseffects of weather.

According to the invention the flexible seat and back of a hammock orlike chair consists of an endless length of fabric which is made as toapproximately one half of ordinary canvas or other suitable material andas to its other part of waterproof canvas or other weather-resistingmaterial and is loosely passed over the upper and lower fixed bars orrails of the chair, so that when the chair is not in use the endlessseat and back may be drawn around said fixed bars or rails so as tobring the weather-resisting part of the endless seat and back above theremaining part thereof and thus protect said remaining part from theeffects of weather.

The invention also consists in the provision of means for stretching orkeeping taut the endless seat and back when the weatherresisting partthereof is above the ordinary canvas or like part.

The invention also comprises means for retaining the endless seat andback in position while the chair is in use.

The accompanying drawings illustrate two applications of the invention.

Figures 1 and 2 are side elevations illustrating the application of theinvention to what is generally termed a hammock chair. These views showrespectively the positions of the endless seat and back and the partsthereof when the chair is in use and out of use. Figs. 3 and a arecorresponding views illustrating the application of the invention to asomewhat different construction of chair.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings, theflexible seat and back of a hammock chair is constructed in the form ofan endless length which is made of two strips of material, one of whichmay consist of a strip a of ordinary canvas or other material usuallyemployed 111 the construction of such a chair while the other strip Z)consists of waterproof canvas or "other suitable weather-resistingfabric or material. The two strips a and Z) are sewn or otherwisesecured together so as to form an endless length or band which is passedover the upper and lower rails or bars 0, (Z of the chair,thearrangement being such that when the chair is not required to be usedthe endless seat and back may be pulled around so that the strip 6occupies the upper position, as shown in Fig. 2.

In order to enhance the utility of the above described endless seat andback means are preferably provided for stretching or keeping same taut.Said means may consist, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, of a bent or crankedstrip 6 of metal pivotally mounted in the side members of the frame ofthe chair and adapted to be rotated into the position shown in Fig. 2and thereby bring the strip 6 into a position which will facilitate therunning off of rain water.

The strip Z) is preferably made slightly wider than the strip a in orderthat it may serve as a better protection to the strip a, and suitablemeans may, if desired, be provided for retaining the endless seat andback in position while in use. For instance, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2,a strip or strap 7 provided with eyelet holes 9 adapted to engage withpins upon the frame of the chair may be secured to the endless seat andback. lVhen the chair is not in use the canopy, when such is used, isturned backward so as to more or less close the open back of the chair,thoughthe same result may be obtained by the use of an additional stripof waterproof canvas or like material.

Referring now to the application of the invention illustrated by Figs. 3and 4, the endless seat and back is, as in the case of the applicationof the invention first described, constructed of a strip a of ordinarycanvas or other suitable material and of a strip 7) of waterproof canvasor other weather-resisting material. and these strips ,1

are connected together and loosely mounted on the upper and lower rails0, (Z of the chair. The upper part it 'of the frame of the chairis'hinged to the side members in such manner that it may be turnedbackward, as shown in' Fig. 4, for the purpose of stretching or keepingtaut the endless seat and back when the latter is in itsweather-resisting position, a suitable stop joint 2' being provided toprevent the part It from moving too far forward. The upper part of theframe of the chair-may be bent or bowed, as shown, to conduce to thecomfort of the user.

In either" of the above modifications the edges of the strip 6 may bebeaded so that there will be no tendency for rain-water to pass oversaid edges.

The invention is not confined to the cletails of constructionhereinbefore referred to, as they may be modified to suit the particulartype of chair or seat to which the invention is applied, and it is to beunderstood that in either of the modifications above described tubes orrollers may be used in place of the stationary bars or rods c and d tofacilitate the movement of the endless seat and back, and that said barsor rods may be provided with rings or rollers for the same purpose.Further the endless seat and back may be reinforced or strengthened bystrips of suitable material, and the endless seat and back may, ifdesired, be formed from a single piece of ordinary canvas or the like, astrip. of waterproof canvas or other weather-resisting ma- Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents,

ters Patent cf the United States is as fol- A hammock or other chairprovided with upper and lower rails and having a con1- bined back andseatv consisting of strips of ordinary canvas and waterproof canvaspermanently united at their ends into an endless loop which is looselyand revolubly supported on the upper and lower rails of the chair, andmeans for stretching said endless seat and back when the water-proofpart thereof is, uppermost consisting of .a cranked inetal'strippivotally mountedin the side frame members of the chair and adapted tobe rotated to engage said combined seat and back, substantially asdescribed. J

In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

AUBERON PENRY REES WILLIS.

Witnesses:

PERCY MORGAN Goonwm, R. WnsTAco'r'r.

Washington, D. C.

